Sylvia Shipp

Writer, ESL lecturer, ex-expat, mom, 1/2 Mex-Am. Galician descent. Pittsburgh. Books, art, film, travel, Cattle Dogs #Upmarket #WF #AmWriting #WritingCommunity

[Sylvia Shipp @sylviashipp]

A world lit scholar rushes to Spain after learning a 19thC Spanish author hid a crucial ms in an old farmhouse. When a mishap forces her to trek the Camino to save it before the house is demolished, she fears this is her one chance to save it & restore her academic reputation.

[Sylvia Shipp @sylviashipp]

@storywriter_ca @realmattfalcon No one would tell an agent or publisher that they have “a WIP to propose.”

[Sylvia Shipp @sylviashipp]

@storywriter_ca @realmattfalcon Lovely mansplanation lol! A WIP simply means it’s not finished or ready yet

[Sylvia Shipp @sylviashipp]

#WF #UpMarket

[Sylvia Shipp @sylviashipp]

A world lit scholar rushes to Spain after learning a 19thC Spanish author hid a crucial ms in an old farmhouse. When a mishap forces her to trek the Camino to save it before the house is demolished, she fears this is her one chance to save it & restore her academic reputation.

[Sylvia Shipp @sylviashipp]

@LizSpeidel @ElizabethMerck You can probably borrow it from your library 😄

[Sylvia Shipp @sylviashipp]

@Siennafrst Yikes, which Middle Eastern country did you visit when terrorists were active?

[Dan Price @DanPriceSeattle]

If you work full-time at the federal minimum wage you qualify for food stamps and Medicaid (which we all pay for).

Stop asking if businesses can afford higher wages and start asking why we're all paying to subsidize their low wages.

[Sylvia Shipp @sylviashipp]

@jinxmom I’m so very sorry for your loss. I found comfort in the slim book “Lament For A Son” by Nicholas Wolterstorff.

[Sylvia Shipp @sylviashipp]

@GiftShopGirlMov @erinlarkwrites Which Dickens novel did you read? I’m thinking of reading one of them. I didn’t like Austen either although I’ve tried many times.

[Holly James @hellohollyjames]

Remember the time before you had the idea for your book? Just think of what else might be waiting in your mind ✨

[Sylvia Shipp @sylviashipp]

@ashley_bochman Maybe do brief acting stints based on your favorite movie scenes on TikTok. One clever acting guy I follow there is @semistupid

[Sylvia Shipp @sylviashipp]

@TLNieuwoudt I’d write, travel, and volunteer teach.

[Sylvia Shipp @sylviashipp]

@MSClementsbook @LouiseVicBrown @UOL Please consider it! You’re a puppy compared to your future self. My mom was a waitress until she got into a small car crash. With the small amount of injury $, she went to college and became a nurse (LVN) at 54.

[Sylvia Shipp @sylviashipp]

@ReneeGendron Upmarket women's fiction. I'm going to send my ms to a couple developmental editors to sample their feedback styles before choosing one. DM me with any other details and/or if you have a site. Thanks!

[Sylvia Shipp @sylviashipp]

Can you recommend a good developmental editor that you've hired and were content with the results? Thanks!
#WritingCommunity #amwriting #amediting #author #writerslife #books

[Sylvia Shipp @sylviashipp]

@ReneeGendron Unused?

[Sylvia Shipp @sylviashipp]

@ReneeGendron To keep the wording close to your own (it's already good), I'd try the following. I might also try adding the type of uniform to see if it sounds good, e.g. military branch/rank.

The cut of his shoulders would be perfect for hanging a newly starched uniform.

[Sylvia Shipp @sylviashipp]

@ReneeGendron I like reading books w/ strong & somewhat similar female protags, but maybe get 1-2 more opinions or just add a skill, talent, or quirky interest. Some writers develop chars from a Meyers-Briggs personality chart. Maybe I'd blend 2 types to build a complex character.

[Sylvia Shipp @sylviashipp]

@RevisionDiv @RLynnMiller @msanniecathryn Thanks for letting me know. I liked your site and requested a sample service earlier this evening. :)

[Sylvia Shipp @sylviashipp]

@ErinLFlanagan @FoxPrintEd Thank you for the rec!

[Sylvia Shipp @sylviashipp]

@daBinsi @emldavies01 I hope it works if you can't find something public in your state. I use the Pittsburgh Carnegie Library system, but luckily PA also has the Free Library of Philadelphia (applied online as a PA resident) which I use if the wait is too long for something I want to read sooner.